14 questions
As more women started taking roles outside of the home, which of the following decreased?
Birth Rates
Death rates
The American Indian Movement used which of the following to bring attention to their causes?
peaceful, Martin Luther King Jr. style protests
attention-grabbing stunts
Which of the following reasons were given for women to take on roles in education?
To restore the moral center by instilling a sense of right and wrong.
Better support students needs.
The first Earth Day event on April 22, 1970, was celebrated to do which of the following?
Correct Answer
Protest environmental concerns.
Plant trees around the world.
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 made it illegal to deny credit to someone because of
Gender
Work History
Which of the following acts of Congress were passed to support a clean environment?
Air Quality Act
Wilderness Protection Act
Water Quality Act
All the above
Which of the following was one of the two major goals that the National Organization for Women worked toward at its founding?
Fighting discrimination for women
Attacking balanced roles in families
This profession studies the relationships between living organisms and their environment.
biologist
ecologists
The accident at Three Mile Island highlighted which of the following regarding nuclear power?
The need to develop renewable sources of energy.
A rise in support for nuclear power.
Which of the following occurred at Three Mile Island?
A nuclear reaction.
The release of radioactive gas into the atmosphere.
According to the video in Module 13: Lesson 2, people really started to open their eyes to environmental concerns after seeing photos of the earth from moon.
true
false
Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, focused on looking at the use of pesticides and their effect on birds not returning to farms.
true
false
During the AIM movement, they chose attention-grabbing stunts as the means to draw attention to their cause.
true
false
Catherine Beecher believed in prompting women to assist in educating students.
true
false